Sabbatai Zevi

Sabbatai Zevi
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9781789624847
ISBN-13 : 1789624843
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Download or read book Sabbatai Zevi written by David J. Halperin and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabbatai Zevi stirred up the Jewish world in the mid-seventeenth century by claiming to be the messiah, then stunned it by suddenly converting to Islam. The story is presented here for the first time through contemporary documents, written by Sabbatai’s followers and by one of his detractors, in translations that brilliantly capture the vividness of this landmark episode in early modern Jewish history.


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